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The Glossophobia-Fear Of Public Speaking page
covers the causes, signs, symptoms and treatment, along
with self help steps you can take to fight this disease.

Glossophobia-Fear Of Public Speaking

Fear Of Public Speaking Signs And Symptoms:

Fear is a normal response to the
stress of speaking or performing in front of people. It's a phobia when
that fear is so extreme that you limit your life, career or relationships to
avoid it, or you experience extreme anxiety or panic.

A personal story: When giving a
presentation to an executive, my panic was so severe I could not focus on his
face and the whole room seemed to be filled with fog. It was common for me
to have an upset stomach before speaking to small groups. I had nightmares
about discovering I was naked in front of people. When changing careers to
one that required more public speaking, I spend days in bed in a fetal position,
crying myself to sleep. I believe I had glossophobia (among other phobias)
I'll tell you the rest of the story under "Self Help" below.

There is no force more powerful to
most of us than what other people think. It drives most of our purchases
of clothing, car, housing. Many of us choose friends, career and even
spouses based, not on what we want but how it makes us look to others. In
my opinion, this exaggeration of the importance of others is at the root of
glossophobia. What will people think if I say something stupid or stumble
over a word or my clothes are messed up? The fear grows the more we run
from it until it's a full-blown phobia.
Here are some recent popular
books on how to manage the fear of
public speaking.

Fear Of Public Speaking Treatment:

There are anxiety medications that
can help manage the symptoms of this phobia. Please see to it that your
doctor includes therapy to manage the anxiety with natural methods and
eventually get off of the drugs.

Fear Of Public Speaking Self Help:

I'll use the conclusion to my
personal story (above) to give you an example of how to manage and overcome your
phobia. About a week after the career change I decided to get out of bed
and face this thing (it was less fearful a thought than facing my wife who
allowed me to give up a secure career to try this one in sales). I started
by practicing smiling and greeting strangers for a couple weeks. Then I
began actually going out to meet new people...one a day...5...10, etc.
Then I started calling, setting up appointments. Then I started speaking
to small groups of 10 or so...20-30...50, etc. This took a few years to
develop. Since then, I've spoken before groups of over 1,000, sung, even
had the leading role in a musical play, once. Incase you're
wondering...every time I need to speak or sing, I still experience fear and have
to remind myself that my life isn't being threatened. By now I've made so
many stupid mistakes in front of people I realize they're very sympathetic and
forgiving. It all started with that frightened little man crying himself
to sleep.

You can beat this, too.

Total Healing:

Mental Health conditions can be frustrating and
painful. We both know there are no guaranteed
cures or quick fixes, whether medicine, nutrition, herbs or anything else.
Many illnesses are "incurable" from the medical standpoint.
Complete healing is possible...including mind, body and spirit...from God.
If you want God's help with this or any problem, go to
Help From God.

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